Izium or Izyum (Ukrainian: Ізюм, pronounced [iˈzʲum] (listen)) is a city on the Donets River in Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Izium Raion (district). Izium hosts the administration of Izium urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of the oblast capital, Kharkiv. Izium had a population of 44,979 (2022 est.) From Wikipedia